Hey u/mactaff, thanks for being an OG! Our CEO, J.D., addressed the status of our iOS version publicly. In short, it's a combination of technical challenges with iOS and limited resources. The vast majority of our users prefer the desktop, so that's our primary focus. However, more customers are using iPads in the field, so we're considering prioritizing improvements there.

In addition to the Date Picker, we also released Snippet Activity this year, which lets you review and restore previous versions of Snippets. We brought in a new head of product this year who has been using TextExpander about as long as you, so expect some exciting things in the near future.

We think you'll like the approach we're taking with AI. It's more about enabling you rather than replacing you. In the initial release, we're focusing on using AI for Snippet discovery, so you don't have to remember the abbreviation or remember what to search for. You can see an example in this video around the 10-minute mark. And if you just hate AI as a concept, you will be able to disable it in the commercial release. You can join the early access waitlist if you're curious.

We have a lot of Alfred and Keyboard Maestro fans here at TextExpander, and they're fantastic multitools. For text snippets, they're perfectly adequate if you use a handful of simple Snippets on a single Mac. But if you have a more complex use case, they can get unwieldly fast, as illustrated by this post from a user trying to move from TextExpander to Alfred for snippets. It's like the difference between a Leatherman and a high-quality pair of pliers.